[–] BringingTelos 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
PC games from steam or w/e platform their on (origin, battle.net, gog).
Lately I've been buying most of my console games digitally (usually when they go on sale or I want to play it right away). Purchased a few from EB games because I get gift cards occasionally, and my friend gave me all his old games to trade in so I had credit.
Hooked up a 4TB to my xbox so I'm not worried about HD space. Planning on installing a 1 or 2 TB HD in my PS4 since it doesn't support external storage...
[–] Sir_Laughs-a-lot 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
PC, Steam if they have it. Origin if I absolutely have no other choice. Console, usually Gamestop because I like their stores.
[–] FinestWeirdo 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
For PC games I use steam or GOG. For physical games I usually shop on amazon. Though I'm open to suggestions on better places to buy physical games since I like a good deal a lot more.
[–] Dammit_Jeff 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I used to go all the time to /r/gamedeals to find where to buy my games, thankfully they have a spot for that here in /v/gamedeals
[–] Enigmius1 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I buy most of mine from Steam. I didn't actually use Steam until I decided to buy Skyrim very shortly after it launched and none of the local game retailers had it. It's not so much that they were out of stock, it's that they had simply stopped carrying PC games. I spent two hours after a long day at work going around to different retailers and they were all like, "Sky-wha?" or "Nope, we didn't bring any in."
So I bought it off Steam and have been buying my games there ever since. (fwiw, I do have a number of Gamestop/EB Games locations nearby, but they're focused on console stuff to the extent that if you don't pre-order the PC game you want, you probably won't be able to get it.)
I don't find any benefit from having a box, disc(s) and manual. Manuals aren't what they used to be, especially given the dynamic nature of PC games. It's just more dead trees and dinosaurs to ship across the country. Physical media is a dying distribution method. It won't be long before buying a collectorr's edition gives you all the collector's goodies and a voucher to register your game and gain access to the download.
[–] thebazman1998 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
99gamers is a cool site for used games set up similar to Amazon. Most of the time it is a lot cheaper than gamestop or other similar used game stores as it eliminates the middle man. The downside is that it is very hit and miss, sometimes you can find a great game for dirt cheap, but sometimes almost the same price as buying new. Another con is that if you are selling games on the site, you get 'store credit' that you can only use on 99gamers.